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Motorists line up to take a COVID-19 test Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA The number of coronavirus infections reported in Riverside County surpassed 200,000 Tuesday, while the number of hospitalizations climbed.
After a record-breaking 17,683 new coronavirus cases were reported Monday, Tuesday saw an additional 1,820 new infections countywide, bringing the total to 200,056 reported cases since the pandemic began, according to Riverside University Health System-Public Health.
Hospitalizations increased to 1,615 Tuesday, an increase of 72 patients since Monday. Of the total, 342 patients are in intensive care units, an increase of 12 over the previous day, the RUHS data showed.
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Riverside County health officials remember COVID-19 victims
As 2020 comes to a close, Riverside County health officials took a moment to remember the lives lost during the pandemic over the past 9 months.
A total of 1,985 county residents have died due to coronavirus. In November, Saruwatari reported that COVID-19 is the third leading cause of death in Riverside County in 2020.
Cancer and heart disease, also leading causes of death in Riverside County, increased in 2020, as did COVID-19. It s not that we are detracting from our other leading causes of death and adding to COVID. We are seeing a true increase in death due to COVID, Saruwatari said.
UpdatedMon, Dec 21, 2020 at 6:42 pm PT
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ICU beds in Riverside County and the Southern California region are at o percent capacity. (Shutterstock)
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA The number of people hospitalized due to COVID-19 surged over the weekend in Riverside County, adding more pressure to the health care system and increasing the odds of an extended stay-at-home order.
COVID-19 hospitalizations jumped to 1,239 patients Monday, an increase of 147 people since Friday, according to Riverside University Health System-Public Health data. Of those patients, 229 were in ICU, a jump of five since Friday.
ICU beds in Riverside County and the Southern California region are at o percent capacity.
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